Our Mission
PLEASE NOTE:
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, New Hampshire Legal Assistance is OPEN. We have made some changes to protect the health of our staff and our clients. Staff are generally working from home. We are not answering telephone calls live. Instead, leave a message and we will call you back. We are also not taking walk-in clients at our offices. Instead, please call us or apply for help online at www.nhlegalaid.org
NHLA's mission is to fulfill America’s promise of equal justice by providing civil legal services to New Hampshire’s poor, including education and empowerment, advice, representation, and advocacy for systemic change.
We offer our clients high-quality civil legal aid to address the legal problems that affect their daily survival and most basic needs. These services range from simple legal information and advice to vigorous and thorough representation in all of New Hampshire's courts and before many of the local, state and federal agencies which play large roles in their lives. In providing legal services to the poor, NHLA helps ensure the legal system provides the fairness and justice that all New Hampshire residents deserve.
NHLA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity, in the delivery of services.
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NHLA priority issues
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NHLA Needs Your Support
NHLA relies on the goodwill and support of the entire community to reach our mission of equal access to justice for all people in New Hampshire. Your financial support strengthens NHLA's ability to serve people facing a civil legal crisis. Use the link above to make a safe and secure donation or if you prefer, you can send your donations, payable to NH Campaign for Legal Services to:
New Hampshire Legal Assistance
Attn: NH Campaign for Legal Services
117 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
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Latest News
NH Supreme Court rules to protect tenants' rights
Posted Aug 12, 2020The state Supreme Court ruled on August 11 that landlords are required to provide correct eviction notices. notices which inform tenants of their right to stay in their home while they dispute an eviction in court. This victory for tenants’ rights began with an emergency call for help to the Leg ...read more
Training for service providers: How legal aid can help
Posted Aug 10, 2020One-hour training for service providers: How legal aid can help, and how to reach usLegal aid can prevent homelessness and preserve life-saving economic stability through benefits. Learn how, and how to reach us when your clients need us, in this free one-hour session featuring Elliott Berry an ...read more
NHLA Community Guidance for COVID 19 crisis
Posted Aug 10, 2020First published March 19, 2020
NHLA offices are closed to the public during the COVID19 health crisis, but our staff members are working, representing current clients, evaluating applications for new clients, monitoring the on-going and ever-changing landscape of benefits to help people facin ...read more
Help us improve civil legal aid in New Hampshire
Posted Jun 09, 2020With a goal of closing the justice gap for the most vulnerable Granite Staters, the Access to Justice Commission is seeking input from service providers who work directly with clients who are over 60, have disabilities, and/or are low-income. This 16-question needs assessment asks about client ...read more
NHLA testimony to the GOFERR Stakeholder Advisory Board, May 7, 2020
Posted May 07, 2020Click here to read Executive Director Sarah Mattson Dustin's full testimony to the Stakeholder Advisory Board of the Governor's Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery. She spoke about the role that civil legal aid can play in helping people who face eviction, domestic violence or denial of benefit ...read more